NSS-SY Spotlight: Fleet Ops Pillar
By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Sept. 29, 2022
Supporting the U.S. Navy’s fleet and uniformed service members is foundational to shipboard work performed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Each morning at precisely 8 a.m., as the national...
PSNS & IMF Apprentice Program graduates 229 journey-level mechanics
By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Sept. 23, 2022
In an event four years in the making, 229 skilled workers graduated from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Apprentice Program during a ceremony held Sept. 23, 2022, at the Bremerton High...
Hispanic Heritage Month: SEP 15 - OCT 15
By Adrienne Burns, Salute Editor | Sept. 19, 2022
From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Americans are asked to take the time to celebrate and honor the contributions and accomplishments of the Hispanic Americans of our nation.Rather than dividing us, this month is an opportunity to...
NSS-SY Spotlight: Inside Shop Pillar
By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Sept. 15, 2022
More than 20 Naval Sustainment System- Shipyards stakeholders gathered in San Diego July 26-28, 2022 to collaborate and brainstorm on Inside Shop Pillar activities, such as work center transformations, improved scheduling...
NSS-SY Spotlight: Material Pillar
By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Sept. 1, 2022
Across the waterfront at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, essential tools and materials of all shapes and sizes can be found in the hands of mechanics and operators. Having the right materials...
Team Connecticut members feel the heat during firefighting training
By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Aug. 8, 2022
The USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Project Team and USS Connecticut Ship’s Force members at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility partnered with Code 304, Ship Safety, and Navy Region Northwest Fire &...
NSS-SY Spotlight: Infrastructure Pillar
By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Aug. 4, 2022
Established in 1891, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has a rich tradition of maintaining, modernizing and retiring U.S. Navy vessels on the West Coast. A walk through the shipyard provides a...
Celebrating National Disability Independence Day
By Adrienne Burns, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | July 25, 2022
This July 26 will mark the 32nd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, celebrated across the country as National Disability Independence Day. The ADA was signed into law by President George H.W...
NSS-SY Spotlight: Inside Shop Pillar
By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | July 21, 2022
A new standardization and improvement process is underway at all four naval shipyards thanks to a pilot program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.The Naval Sustainment System-Shipyard Inside...
PSNS, Carderock team installs sensors on ex-Buffalo to test new tech
By Ryan Marson, Code 1000i, Technology Insertion Office | July 14, 2022
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility supported Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock with the temporary installation of two new structural health monitoring systems March 28 - April 1, aboard...
Aircraft carrier centennial: Evolution of the aircraft carrier
By Naval History and Heritage Command | July 11, 2022
The history of the U.S. Navy’s use of naval vessels to launch and recover aircraft dates back to Nov. 14, 1910, when American civilian pilot Eugene Ely flew his Curtiss pusher airplane off a specifically built platform on the...
NSS-SY Spotlight: New expert tradesperson path incentivizes skill
By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | July 7, 2022
With more than 12,000 employees, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility offers numerous career paths to its workforce. With a focus on human capital management, the Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards...
Collaboration leads to CVN rudder bore repair savings
By Max Maxfield | June 30, 2022
A team of innovation-minded professionals from Shop 26, Welders, and Code 138, Weld Engineers & Non-Destructive Test Examiners, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, developed a new process for...
NSS-SY Spotlight: IT Pillar
By Aime Lykins | June 27, 2022
Whether on the deck plates or in an office building, the Naval Sustainment System-Shipyard Information Technology Pillar touches all members of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility workforce. Key...